President Donald Trump announced the creation of the “Trump-class” battleship during a statement at his Mar-a-Lago estate on December 22, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images) ...

Concerns over the technical feasibility of the proposed Trump-class battleship are prompting lawmakers to put the brakes on construction of the warship as part of the Navy’s planned “Golden Fleet.” ...

The very first “battleship” ever built was named USS Texas, but predates the warship now on display in Galveston by some two decades. As The National Interest has previously reported, BB-35 is a ship ...

The US Navy says it plans to buy 15 hulking “battleships” over the next 30 years. The number of such behemoths it actually needs comes closer to zero. The sooner Congress recognizes that fact, the ...

The Trump administration’s fiscal 2027 30-year shipbuilding plan, which the U.S. Navy released earlier this week, provides for the construction of three nuclear-powered guided missile battleship over ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Trump's record defense budget includes a new class of battleships not seen since WWII. President Donald Trump last month ...

President Trump says modern U.S. ships are “ugly” — not ugly in the damage they can do to the enemy, but aesthetically ugly to what he believes is an expert eye. Hence, the commander-in-chief has ...

Floating target: Donald Trump’s proposed 'Trump-class' battleship would drain billions, weaken the U.S. Navy, and hand China a strategic advantage. Credit: Associated Press It is virtually impossible ...

The first Trump-class “battleship” ordered up by the White House could cost as much as $22 billion, and could cut into the Navy’s plans for next-generation destroyers, Congressional researchers said ...

The Trump-class Battleship probably won't get built, but the hull could serve as a basis for much-needed logistical ships. America’s new battleship is unlikely to survive President Donald Trump’s ...

On Apr. 7, 1945, aircraft from the U.S. Navy’s fast carrier task force sank the largest battleship ever built, the Imperial Japanese Navy’s Yamato. Escorted by the light cruiser Yahagi and eight ...

Last week, President Trump, with his customary fanfare, unveiled plans for a new “Golden Fleet” of Trump-class battleships. “There’s never been anything like these ships,” the president declared as he ...